Automotive
England > North East
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in contract job vacancies in the North East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 42 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -14 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Automotive | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North East | - | 0.61% | 2.23% |
| As % of the General category | - | 1.03% | 4.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | +0.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £46.18 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.78% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £41.00 | £38.00 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.89% | -15.56% | +15.38% |
All General Skills
North East
Automotive falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in the North East.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 284 | 195 | 160 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East | 60.43% | 59.45% | 50.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 192 | 105 | 89 |
| 10th Percentile | £226 | £307 | £162 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £358 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £470 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.26% | -6.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £506 | £588 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £650 | £720 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.78% | -1.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 13 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.69 | £13.75 | £11.43 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.14 | £14.69 | £12.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £33.63 | £16.50 | £16.48 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +103.79% | +0.12% | -5.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.75 | £19.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.63 | £42.24 | £56.63 |
| England median hourly rate | £22.50 | £30.00 | £25.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +16.50% | -0.96% |
Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Automotive relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East.
Automotive
Daily Rate Trend in the North East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Automotive.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the North East
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Automotive.
